A Rockwell Moment
I found myself in the middle of a Norman Rockwell painting Tuesday night. He had the artistic gift of taking the common and making it something profound. Unfortunately, I am afraid that we often miss the profound in the commonality of life.
However, that didn't happen Tuesday night. We all got it.
About a hundred of our neighbors gathered together to participate in the lowest level of grass-roots politics this country has to offer. It is called a "caucus". I've had the privilege to participate in these election-year meetings for nearly 20 years. Most of it is fairly routine, but people get a chance to speak for their candidates, submit resolutions that can become planks in the party's platform, and possibly get elected to participate in the higher conventions where those party platforms are fashioned and candidates are selected for placement on the ballot. ...
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